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Tiger blames technology for failure
By David Smith, Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 19.07.04
Tiger Woods: concerned about technology
Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, the top two golfers in the world, have complained that major titles are being decided by technology rather than skill.
The championship was won for the second season by a rank outsider, American Todd Hamilton, and comes after a year in which all four majors fell to first-time winners.
Dawson said: “Players at the top of their profession are saying something needs to be done. These players believe that with old equipment the gap between them and the slightly lesser player was wider than it is with new equipment.
"There is no doubt that largeheaded drivers are easier to hit, and that the golf ball today goes further, spins less and therefore hooks and slices less. This has made it more difficult for the very top player to differentiate himself from the rest."
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